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#EE4458 Color

#EE4458 is rgb(238, 68, 88) in RGB, hsl(353, 83%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 71%, 63%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Amaranth (#E52B50), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.15. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EE4458
HEX#EE4458
RGBrgb(238, 68, 88)
HSLhsl(353, 83%, 60%)
HSVhsv(353, 71%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 71%, 63%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(63.8% 0.205 18.9)
LABlab(55.85% 66.01 29.31)
LCHlch(55.85% 72.23 23.94)

What #EE4458 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #EE4458, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#EE4458 Channel Values

How #EE4458 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 238 · G 68 · B 888-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 353° · S 83% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 353° · S 71% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 71% · Y 63% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.75:1 vs white · 5.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EE4458 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EE4458

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EE4458; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #EE4458

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #EE4458 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#EE4458
Protanopia#7A7A56
Protanomaly#B46857
Deuteranopia#9A9A4E
Deuteranomaly#C18052
Tritanopia#ED4747
Tritanomaly#EE464E
Achromatopsia#848484

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EE4458 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ee4458: #EE4458;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EE4458;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ee4458': '#EE4458' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.267, blue: 0.345)
Android XML<color name="color_ee4458">#EE4458</color>
SVG fillfill="#EE4458"

More Red Colors

#EE4458 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EE4458 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EE4458?

#EE4458 is a light red — rgb(238, 68, 88) in RGB and hsl(353, 83%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Amaranth (#E52B50), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.15.

What is the RGB value of #EE4458?

#EE4458 is rgb(238, 68, 88) — red 238, green 68, and blue 88 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EE4458?

#EE4458 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 71%, 63%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EE4458 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EE4458 scores 3.75:1 against white and 5.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EE4458 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EE4458 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is crimson (#DC143C) at a CIE76 distance of 11.37, which is visibly different.

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